IT PROMISES to provide hundreds of jobs and supply electricity to up to two million homes.

And for the first time, plans for the proposed Pembroke power station have been unveiled by the company responsible for realising those promises.

RWE npower, the third largest supplier of electricity and gas in the UK, showcased its proposals for a 2,000 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine at a two-day public exhibition last week.

Head of asset management for RWE npower, Geoff Brown, said the new power station at West Pennar will provide Pembroke and the surrounding area with some real opportunities and hoped plans would be welcomed by the wider public.

"Pembrokeshire is clearly a county that is looking forward to the future," he said.

"And I think our investment, together with the LNG terminal, will help underpin the energy requirements for the UK as a whole."

The proposed power station has been described by developers as 'highly efficient, modern technology'.

Burning only natural gas and much smaller in size, the company believes its power station will have a significantly lower visual and environmental impact than the former oil-fired power station.

Along with other LNG-related projects, the Milford Haven Waterway could supply between 20% to 30% of the UK's energy and with the two existing refineries will have a large concentration of energy producers.

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Nick Ainger said: "For the first time in probably 30 years people, particularly young people, living in Pembrokeshire can have the confidence that there is a good future for them here with well-paid, quality jobs."

An application for consent to construct and operate a combined cycle gas turbine power station has been formally submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council.

A LEADING environmental organisation has called for more action by the National Assembly to tackle the crisis of climate change.

Gordon James, Friends of the Earth Cymru's Assembly campaigner, believes efficiency in the power sector would be dealt a serious blow if proposals for the power station at Pembroke went ahead.

He said: "Each of these schemes would waste more heat than the average output of the Wylfa and Trawsfynydd nuclear power plants combined. Far smaller and more efficient combined heat and power scheme would be appropriate."